When you first start going into chat rooms or using instant messaging you might be confused by the many abbreviations that are used in online chat. Chatters often use abbreviations because using abbreviations is faster than typing out a lot of words. There are many different abbreviations for common phrases but here are some of the most often used chat abbreviations that you will need to know:
• A/S/L – Age/Sex/Location
• ASAP – As Soon As Possible
• BBL – Be Back Later
• BRB – Be Right Back
• BTW – By the Way
• CYA – See ya
• FYI – For Your Information
• GMBO – Giggling My Butt Off
• GMTA – Great Minds Think Alike
• H&K – Hug and Kiss
• IC – I See
• JMO/IMO – Just My Opinion/In my opinion
• KIT – Keep in Touch
• KOC/KOTC – Kiss on Cheek/Kiss on the Cheek
• L8R – Later
• LOL – Laughing Out Loud
• LTNS – Long Time No See
• OMG – Oh My God!
• PM – Private Message
• ROFL – Rolling On Floor Laughing
• ROFLMTO – Rolling On Floor Laughing My Tail Off
• SWAK – Sealed with a Kiss
• SYS – See You Soon
• TTFN – Ta Ta for Now
• TTYL – Talk to You Later
Those phrases will get you started when you first venture into online chatting or instant messaging. You’ll get the hang of Netspeak pretty quickly; it just takes some practice to get really good at it.
